The consequences of specialization for pollination in a rare South African shrub, Ixianthes retzioides (Scrophulariaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 131-138

  Steiner, Kim E ^a   Whitehead, V B ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Floral oil, oil collecting bees, specialization for pollination, reproductive success; Scrophulariaceae, Ixianthes: Melittidae, Rediviva

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; IXIANTHES; IXIANTHES RETZIOIDES; MELITTIDAE; REDIVIVA; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 0029953504     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00989056     Document Type: Article

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